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UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE,

EZRA TAYLOR AND ASA TAYLOR, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION fQrming part of Letters Patent No. 268,315, dated November 28, 1882.

Application filed September 28, 1882. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that we, EZRA TAYLOR and ASA TAYLOR, ofIndianapolis, in the county ofMarion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Oar-Coupling, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention consists of contrivances designed to enable the coupling and uncoupling to be effected from either side or the top of the cars by swingingthe link down over upwardlyprojecting stud-pins of the dra w-bars to couple and the reverse for uncoupling by a crank mechanism attached to the end oftbe car; and the invent-ion also comprises an ordinary link attachment for coupling with cars not provided with our improved coupling, all as hereinafter fully described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the end of a car provided with our improved car-coupling, Fig. 2 is a section through the head of a drawbar longitudinally and a side elevation of another draw-bar as when two are to be coupled. Fig. 3 is a detail of the link-operating mechanisms.

The head a of the draw-bar has a strong stud, b, projecting upwardly from the middle of the top of the end, back of which is a recess, 0, in which the end of the link d rests when coupled on, said recess being inclosed at the back and partly along the sides by the wall 0, which serves to confine the endwise and sidewise movements or play of the link within proper limits.

Below stud b and recess 0 the head has an ordinary link-socket, f, except that the rear part slopes downward and extends through the head 06 under the shank g, so that a link, h, of

ordinary construction, secured in said socket,

by the pin tand thrust back in the sloping part, will remain there out of the way until wanted for coupling.

The pin 2' consists of a bar having a hookhead,j, and being inserted through stud b, so that the hook j overhangs recess 0 and keeps the link 01 from escaping, pin i being secured in its place bya nut, It, screwed onto the lower end, which draws the forward hook or shoulder j firmly to its socket in head a to retain link d and recess 0. The pint also secures link It, which, when used, is to be coupled with cars-having the common removable pin for connecting and disconnecting it, so that pin 1' is not required tobe moved except for repairs and renewal.

Thelink d, to be coupled with studs 1), has pivot-studs I connected to its bars by clips at, or welds,abou t themiddleofitslength,by which it is suspended in the loops it on arms n of shafts 0, ranging along the front end of the car-bodyg, and attached to it by bearings 9, said shafts extending to the sides of the car, where they have crank-handles s for turnin g them by hand to raise and lower the link. The arms 11. are bent at the ends to form long loops u, turned slightly upward, in which work the pivots lof link D, in order that said link may move about freely and beset along the loops, more or less, as may be required, also to allow of the play of the link with respect to the draw-bars, and also to accommodate'the play of the drawheads with respect to the car-body, and to govern the movements of thelink when raised or lowered by the cranks 8.

Each crank-shaft 0, with its arm 'It, is constructed separately, and to couple the two cran keshafts 0 together for working both arms 12 by one crank s, the plate to is clipped on them, and with this plate a snap-spring, x, is so arranged that it confines the arms alike in theirpositions,whetherupordown. Thespring so may either be of approximately straightform, as shown in Fig. 1, or ot'inverted U or Vshape, as in Fig. 3, the latter being better adapted to some classes of cars.

To work the link from the top of the car, a crank-lever, y, mounted thereon, is connected to the shaft 0 by the rod 2 and an arm, a. To prevent the rear end of the link (I from rising in case it should be overbalanced by the projecting end when said link is to be raised for uncoupling, a stop-rod, b, is attached to plate w, as shown in Fig. 1..

Theshank of the draw-bar is to be substantially as others are arranged, also the spring the draw-head we propose to apply a strong metal plate, 0, to the timbers of the car-frame, to resist the shocks of the cars when they run together.

hook-head j in proper position relative to the for the draw-bar, and behind the shoulders of roc It will be seen that we avoid by our contrivance the use of coiled springs, which are very liable to get out of order, and we have our links and pins so connected that they cannot drop out and get lost, as in the common arrangement; also, that we entirely avoid the necessity of going between the cars, and atthe same time provide a substantial and durable car-coupling, easily managed, and reliable in operation.

Another important advantage of this improved car-coupling is the facility it affords of coupling cars varying considerably in height, the linkd being capable of turning on its pivots so as to couple with a high draw-head at one end and a low one at the other end.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent- 1. The draw-head having stud b, recess 0, and walls e, arranged as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, whereby the walls 6 will surround the end of link and prevent its lateral movement, as described.

2. The combination, with a pin and link, of a draw-head having a link-socket, f, extending on a downward slope through it, for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of the pivot-studs 1, clips m, and the crank-shafts 0, having arms at, with loops u, whereby a car-body and a link may be connected, as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, with a crank-shaft, 0, having arms at connected with the link, of the platen passing around the sha t'tm resting on the arms at, and held by a spring, 40, as shown and described.

EZRA TAYLOR. ASA TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

J. N. BINFORD, JACOB ELDRIDGE. 

